Growing and Cooking Fresh Curry Lea... Oct 31, 2009
Some nurseries sell curry trees, however ensure you are buying the true Murraya koenigii and not the western herb Curry Bush or Helichrysum italicum which is a different plant altogether ... Curry leaves are used in South Asian cooking much like bay leaves are used in western cooking. (Suite101.com)
Click to read:Scaring up Some Small-Town Excitement Oct 30, 2009
The First Heavy Snows of Autumn Hits a Large Swath of the Rockies and Western Plains. Phillies Take Game 1 Over the Yankees Behind Dominant Cliff Lee. (CBS News)
* EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT Oct 30, 2009
Metamorphosis (h), a veteran jazz group that mixes Western music with traditional Taiwanese folk music, appears tonight at Riverside Cafe (ed). Tomorrow indie-rockers Love Manana (Rj) open for pop-punk rockers The Fen-Fens (). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Donations flow to American Samoa Oct 30, 2009
His grandmother lived on an island in Western Samoa. Samoa tsunamis obliterate some coral, spare others. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
B'way reprise for Rocawear Oct 28, 2009
Nicholas Bell,who now owns the 160,000-foot building with his brother Robert and three sisters, said their grandfather, Dr. William Bell, had invested in Western railways and then a steam car plant that went belly-up ... Nicholas Bell, who now owns the 160,000-foot building with his brother Robert and three sisters, said their grandfather, Dr. William Bell, had invested in Western railways and then a steam car plant that went belly-up. (New York Post -- Business)
Elaine Henry Oct 28, 2009
Best investment When The Smith Family was opening in an official capacity in Western Australia, we paid to fly a tertiary student we had supported from Sydney to Perth to tell her story. After dinner, she said she'd like to go straight back to her hotel room because she'd never had a room of her own. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Lions, radio station team up for winter clothing effort Oct 28, 2009
Today, the Christmas to Remember Foundation, along with Hometown Radio and underwriters Jackson Lions Club and Western Calaveras Lions, continue the work that started so long ago. Last year, through the generosity of area service organizations, employee organizations and countless individuals, new winter clothing was purchased for more 700 children from Amador and western Calaveras county schools ... Funds raised are used to purchase new clothing for area children and youth who are identified... (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Answers target specific age groups Oct 27, 2009
Cody is losing its western image to bikers (motorcycles) ... Among responses to What do you think best defines western culture in Cody Country ... The western dress of shop owners and attractions. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Alleged teen burglars victimized celebs Oct 27, 2009
Most of the group were classmates at a continuation school in Agoura Hills, set atop a leafy incline in an upscale neighborhood in the western San Fernando Valley next to a traditional high school. BMWs and Audis were parked in the student lot Monday, and some of the nearby roads mark off horse trails for equestrians. (AZCentral -- News)
Max & Erma's files for Chapter 11 Oct 27, 2009
which has two Louisville restaurants, filed for Chapter 11 protection from creditors in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Friday. The restaurant s operational headquarters are based in Columbus, Ohio. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Vehicle was without driver for 4 blocks before impact Oct 27, 2009
The car veered north on 19th for several hundred feet past intersections with Broadway, Western and Prairie. According to the police report, the car eventually drifted west across 19th Street and went onto the sidewalk toward Stoke, who lives a short distance from the accident scene. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
In praise of the veil (part the second) Oct 26, 2009
Indeed the Empress Farah never veiled and wore glamorous Western attire. It was too much too quickly. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
AP News in Brief Oct 24, 2009
Iran's acquiescence would be a boost to Obama administration efforts to curtail Tehran's nuclear program and ease Western fears about its potential to make nuclear weapons. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
The Anti-Capitalist Impulse on the Right Oct 24, 2009
In his book, Luxury: The Concept in Western Thought, Eden to Smollett, John Sekora notes. (T)he pursuit of luxury, however considered, was viewed as a fundamental and generic vice from which other subordinate vices would ensue. (Townhall.com)
Police Hunt for Dad in Attempted Honor Killing Oct 23, 2009
Arizona Police Hunt for Muslim Father Who Ran Over 'Westernized' Daughter - ABC News ... Police Say Faleh Hassan Almaleki Believed His Daughter Was 'Too Westernized ... "He felt she was becoming too westernized and he didn't like that.". (ABC News)
Frontier bringing Denver service back to Louisville Oct 23, 2009
The airport has worked diligently over the past 12 months to re-establish vital links to top business destinations in the western United States, said Skip Miller, executive director of the , in a news release. The new Frontier flights will depart from Denver at 11:15 a.m. and arrive in Louisville at 3:42 p.m. They will depart Louisville at 4:25 p.m. and arrive in Denver at 5:27 p.m.. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
This gives the idea that "the debate" about the issue of women's rights is centered on a Western fault -- that of denying women the right to cover her hair, which is at best a minor news item ... While there was a mini-list of Muslim ideas and inventions (including the questionable assertion that we owe our "mastery of pens and printing" to the Arabs), no comparable credit was given to the enormous Western contributions to science, medicine and technology ... But the gravest omission was that... (Salon)
> Louisville receives brownfield grant for Park Hill Corridor Oct 22, 2009
Its eastern boundary stretches into portions of Old Louisville and the western fringes of the University of Louisville's Belknap Campus. The area includes existing businesses, shuttered businesses, a public housing complex and scattered pockets of homes. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Government school uniforms must be sewn where they would distributed Oct 21, 2009
Paul E. Aidoo, Western Regional Minister, said clothing to be distributed under the free school uniform project, must be sewn locally to boost the confidence and capacity of the country's Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs). Mr. Aidoo said this when the national executives of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Sekondi on Monday. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
* Taiwanese tapestry Oct 21, 2009
The Japanese architecture, Chinese landscape painting, comic book figures and Western consumer items, unsystematically arranged on a canvas that includes an archeological find, underscore Lees point that a conglomeration of influences shaped Taiwans cultural identity, and each influence can only be understood in the context of the others. Lees use of diverse styles also reflects his democratic approach to art. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Dangerous crossing gets MDOT attention Oct 21, 2009
Morris also said some of the embankment on the north side of the intersection will be cut away to make the western horizon more visible, and that bids on the project to raise the grade of the infamous "dip" just before the intersection on Highway 84 eastbound should be awarded sometime close to the end of October. He said that has been an ongoing project since 63-year-old Janice Allen was killed in a midday accident at Laird's Crossing on May 12. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Meat sellers testify in Iowa slaughterhouse trial Oct 20, 2009
Yisrael Kagan, owner of Glatt Western Kosher in Los Angeles, testified that after the raid, he sent the plant an advanced payment of about $700,000, which he expects to lose because the plant filed for bankruptcy months later. Kagan said he once bought 95 percent of his kosher meat from Agriprocessors. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Betty Finds Key to Unlocking the Secrets of Mad Men Oct 20, 2009
Next up: making a Western Union Telegram feel like a vital piece of communications. Wearing a dress isn;t going to help you with Western Union,; Kinsey grumps. (Multichannel News)
America's coolest small towns Oct 20, 2009
"Not only is there no traffic, there's no traffic lights," says Dennis Rowden, who runs Spanish-meets-Western housewares store Pancho's with his interior decorator wife, Lorraine (Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, ). While the Western charm is obvious, Tubac's sophistication is a subtler surprise. (CNN)
London September Retail Sales Rose the Most in More Than a Year, BRC Says Oct 19, 2009
Middle Eastern investors returned after Ramadan, and the pounds weakness against the euro continued to attract western Europeans, the BRC said in a statement. These results offer retailers a glimpse of optimism in the all important run-up to Christmas, said , director general of the BRC. But consumer confidence is volatile and could easily slip back. (Bloomberg -- UK)
How Turkey Was Lost Oct 19, 2009
Once the apotheosis of a pro-Western, dependable Muslim democracy, this week Turkey officially left the Western alliance and became a full member of the Iranian axis ... Since the Islamist AKP party first won control over the Turkish government in the 2002 elections, led by AKP chairman Recip Tayyip Erdogan, the Turks have incrementally and inexorably moved the formerly pro-Western Muslim democracy into the radical Islamist camp populated by the likes of Iran, Syria, Hizbullah, al-Qaida and... (Townhall.com)
* Colombo may lose trade privileges: EU Oct 18, 2009
Colombo came under heavy pressure from Western nations, including those in Europe with large Tamil populations, because of civilian deaths in the final phase of the war against the Tigers, which ended with the separatists defeat in May. Last year, the government said it would neither cooperate with the EUs investigation nor allow investigators into the country. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
UAE air force plane carrying arms, admits pilot Oct 18, 2009
The C-130 Hercules among the biggest transport aircraft in the world was on its way to Xiangyang, China, from UAEAF's Western Air Command base in Abu Dhabi. Although the UAE government had the necessary clearances from Indian authorities for the flight to land in Kolkata, it had not informed that the aircraft would be carrying weapons. (India Times, India)
Mass. police: Victim finds robber applying for job Oct 17, 2009
Police said a woman put a forged $50 check in a church offering plate and stole a woman's wallet from a pew in the same western Pennsylvania church. New Brighton police Chief Charles Van Fossan said Tuesday that police were still searching for a 20-year-old woman. (Fresno Bee)
An ACORN-Friendly, Big Labor-Backing, Tax-and-Spend Radical in GOP Clothing Oct 16, 2009
They have a record of being among the most corrupt in the Western World. One of my own nephews is CURRENTLY still in the Merchant Marine industry. (Townhall.com)
Chelmsford shelters, schools homeless children Oct 16, 2009
But each day about a dozen students climb off at the bus stop closest to the Best Western Chelmsford Inn on Chelmsford Street, which they call home because their families have nowhere else to go ... Last year, Chelmsford schools welcomed about 50 students living at the Best Western ... According to Yeoman, once the district learns of a child moving into the Best Western, his secretary visits the family at the hotel and helps them fill out registration forms. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Full 7th Circuit Leaves Verbal Complaints at Employee's Own Risk Oct 16, 2009
Last year U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, who sits in the Western District of Wisconsin, dismissed the 2007 lawsuit by Kevin Kasten, an hourly production worker. The judge concluded that Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics hadn't retaliated under the Fair Labor Standards Act when it fired him after he failed repeatedly to comply with policies for punching in and out on a time clock. (Law.com)
Cambridge police log incidents: Week of Oct. 15 Oct 15, 2009
Oct. 11, 4:09 a.m., a Western Avenue apartment was reportedly broken into by a drunk who entered the unlocked home, disturbing the housemates. The man made a threat before leaving a few minutes later. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Veganism's New Era Oct 15, 2009
A 1999 meta-study of five studies comparing vegetarian and non-vegetarian mortality rates in western countries found the mortality rate due to ischemic heart disease 26 percent lower among vegans compared to regular meat eaters, but 34 percent lower among ovolactovegetarians and those who ate fish but no other meat. No significant difference in mortality was found from other causes. (Suite101.com)
Australians: Origins to Eureka Oct 15, 2009
The major themes thereafter are familiar: famine and starvation; fornication and families; Irish revolt and Rum Rebellion; free settlement and republicanism; explorers; the colonial press; the founding of Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria; Aboriginal massacres; lost white women; the end of transportation; swelling democracy; coloured labour and Chinese gold diggers; and, finally, the achievement of democracy or, more accurately, masculine democracy, though this is not an issue that... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Vice President defends style of dressing Oct 15, 2009
Mr Jinapor noted that Mr Mahama feels good in African wear although he does not shy away from Western clothing. "Mr Mahama simply wants to wear the smock, booboo, kente, jumper or anything traditional. Even when you spot him in coat and tye, he looks unassuming and modestly dressed for the occasion. "The Vice President believes that his new appointment in life is the best opportunity for him to showcase the African Personality and market made- in- Ghana products. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
North Korea reportedly fires 5 missiles Oct 14, 2009
North Korea fired five short-range missiles into the sea on Monday and declared a navigation ban in waters off its eastern and western coasts, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Streets give up secrets on Scenic Route app Oct 14, 2009
An 11-year Western Addition resident, she is a collector of "odd stuff" about the city. "When you live in San Francisco, everyone you know wants to come and stay on your floor, so I give a lot of tours naturally," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Afghan's resignation further clouds election Oct 14, 2009
But Barakzai's angry broadside underscored a growing rift between President Hamid Karzai and his Western patrons. The departing commissioner, though officially neutral, is considered a Karzai ally. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Attack raises fears over Pakistan's nuclear arms Oct 14, 2009
While complex security is in place, much depends on the Pakistani army and how vulnerable it is to infiltration by extremists, said a Western government official with access to intelligence on Pakistan and its nuclear arsenal, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. Analysts say a more realistic scenario would involve militant sympathizers getting work as scientists at the facilities and passing information to extremists. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Reverse migration Oct 12, 2009
"I wanted to know what life was like in western China, in a rural area. I wouldn't have had this opportunity if I had gone to work straight after graduation. It's been very important for me." ... The money they've sent back has made a huge difference to people's lives here, but still western china struggles to keep up with the more affluent coastal provinces. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Here's how to say 'learn' in Nepali Oct 12, 2009
One important lesson is that the climate in Western Pennsylvania includes four seasons. "Many of the students come from warm climates where they only wear sandals or flip flops," said social worker Sarah Dunn, who operates the center. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
2009 Help Them To Hope Campaign kicks off ... Repair work slated ... Priorities set for H1N1 vaccine ... Local health officials gear up for H1N1 threat ... Help Them To Hope kicks off 2009 campaign ... Cougar hunting plan draws protests ... Diversity conference ... Supreme Court upholds Idaho murder judgement ... Idaho jury acquits Dad in girls death ... FBI confirms jailed man is Idaho slaying suspect ... Teen convicted in rural Oregon killing ... Oregon ranchers ponder mobile slaughterhouse ... ';var marqueewidth="440px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}} 2009 Help Them To Hope Campaign kicks off Oct 11, 2009
Drop-boxes will soon appear at various locations in the communities around Eastern Oregon and western Idaho to collect donated non-perishable food items, toys and clothes, which are delivered a growing number of families and individuals. Agencies will start taking names of people or families needing help Dec. 1. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Gang activity causing rise in local crime rate, residents told Oct 10, 2009
We have a lot of gang members in Western Maryland. . (The Herald-Mail Online)
Travel Briefs Oct 9, 2009
Tsala Treetop Lodge s, South Africa: Located between the coastal towns of Plettenberg Bay and Kynsna on the Garden Route of the Western Cape, from 370 ... More than 50 events are on the program, including art shows, music, cowboy poetry and even a Western fashion show ... Other events include an exhibition of Western furniture and home accessories, studio tours, a gallery walk, ranch tours, concerts, and a real estate auction. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Sex and pistachios: Nut marketing gets racy Oct 9, 2009
Past campaigns by trade groups like the Western Pistachio Association focused on health and nutrition. This one is unabashedly suggestive. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Performing the Other an Article by... Oct 9, 2009
Whether referring to sacred prostitution cults of Kumano bikuni, who were nomadic nuns of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, or to the sexual component of the Western artistic avant garde, Ono s performance piece highlights the importance of the role that Asian bodies played in the crucial years of the development performance art. Resource. (Suite101.com)
When the community is tainted by a few Oct 8, 2009
Great road trips include US 6 in Northern Pennsylvania, Skyline Drive, Blue Ridge Parkway, and most back roads in Western Pennsylvania. Favorite Biker Song: No favorites, but I really like "Hot Rod Heart" by John Fogerty. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fast Retailing Full-Year Net Income May Rise 25% as Uniqlo Chain Expands Oct 8, 2009
Based in Yamaguchi, western Japan, the company aims to boost sales to 5 trillion yen by 2020. It expects China, the U.S. and Europe, and Asia excluding Japan and China, to each account for 1 trillion yen of revenue by 2020. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
* Stellar Stella Oct 7, 2009
These days Stella, her husband Alasdhair Willis (ex-publisher of Wallpaper magazine, founder of the British design company Established , their sons Miller, four, and Beckett, one, and daughter Bailey, two, spend their weekdays in west London and weekends in a Georgian house on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border in western England. Rather poignantly for someone born into celebrity and making a career in fashion, McCartney is quite unusually unphotogenic; shes far more attractive in the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Additions to Lodi Street Faire impress, but chamber seeks improvements for next year (1144) Oct 6, 2009
One of the more unusual vendors was Bogolani Designs, an Oakland business that sells items hand made by the Baule people from the Ivory Coast of western Africa. Items included clothing, purses, a leather laptop computer cover and a wooden door with intricate carvings. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Plus ca change Oct 6, 2009
Maybe it is from reading and listening to Western media reports, but it is uncanny how, unbid, many people interviewed - men and women - have mentioned sexual violence, with a sense of foreboding, shame and sorrow. "This is new," I thought. (BBC News -- Africa)
Native wine holder still available in the Hills Oct 5, 2009
50 Native American pieces since they started carrying them in the spring and that tourists buy them because they love Western art. "They just think it's cool, or they use it in their decorating," Allard said. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Victor 'Vic' Jack Warning Oct 5, 2009
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Victor Warning, to St. Vincent De Paul Society 855 S. 2nd St., Pocatello, ID 83201 or Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416. Arrangements are under the direction of Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory, 802 E. Main St., Montrose, CO 81401 (970) 249-2121. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Saugus Police log Oct. 1 Oct 5, 2009
Western Avenue resident went to the station to report his plate compactor valued at $1,800 was stolen from his business, 8:32 a.m.. Manager from Applebees reported a break into the building. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Home Events Guide Oct 4, 2009
Best Western Sycamore Inn 6 E. Sycamore St. Oxford, OH 45056 513-523-0000 ... Other schools affiliated with the MAC are Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Northern Illinois, Ohio University, Temple, Toledo, and Western Michigan. (Muredhawks.com)
Things to do around town this weekend Oct 4, 2009
Celiac Conference --The New England Celiac Conference will be held at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel, 181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough, Saturday, Oct. 3. This day-long meeting will provide information about celiac disease to both patients and professionals. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Hollywood flair visits impoverished Miss. Delta Oct 3, 2009
After working for different studios, including Walt Disney, his big break came on the set of Waynes 1963 western McClintock ... Theres the weathered Western hat that had to be fitted for Sam Elliotts big head. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Search widens in effort to ID human remains Oct 3, 2009
At least four people in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania have disappeared in recent years. Charles E. Stiles Jr., 53, of Townville, was reported missing in June 2008 after friends and neighbors did not see him for more than a month, police said. (Erie Times-News, PA)
How a Basic Income Program Saved a Namibian Village, Dialika Krahe, Spiegel Online Oct 2, 2009
Most farmers in the area agree with Lttwitz, and so do most people in the Western world ... Haarmann and his wife Claudia, both of them economists and theologians from Mettmann in western Germany, were the ones who calculated the basic income for Namibia. (Harper's Magazine)
Recession Rising Like Phoenix With Property Delinquencies Surging Fivefold Oct 2, 2009
Phoenix and other southern and western cities such as Atlanta, Houston and Dallas grew because they offered an affordable lifestyle to middle-class Americans, said , an economics professor at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. That growth has slowed. (Bloomberg)
Health care in Massachusetts: a warning for America Oct 1, 2009
Some patients in western Massachusetts must wait more than a year for a routine physical exam. Waiting times for specialists in Boston are longer than in comparable cities in other states and have gotten worse. (Christian Science Monitor)
Cosatu threatens W Cape Oct 1, 2009
Cosatu in the Western Cape is threatening to bring the province to a standstill in support of the clothing workers who have been on strike to press a wage claim. Protesting that the strike is an attempt to defend then workers' right to sick leave, Tony Ehrenreich, the provincial secretary of the trade union federation, said that the executive director of the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Albert Schuitmaker, is clearly trying to align his organisation with policies of the ruling... (iAfrica.com)
H. Arline (Grigg Weidner) Ewald Oct 1, 2009
Both she and her husband learned to fly in 1941, and Arline was the first woman in western Kansas to receive her private pilot s license. During the World War II, she joined Walt in several locations in the United States where he trained pilots. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
NY plans to reinstate Empire State Games Sep 30, 2009
In addition, a newly formed Empire State Games Advisory Committee, whose membership includes Ed Rutkowski, former Buffalo Bill and State Parks Western District Regional Director; Susan Gordon Ryan, long time supporter of the Games for the Physically Challenged; and Dennis Ryan, SPHR, Financial Advisor, NPA Financial Services and Empire State Games volunteer and supporter for more than thirty years. The group will assist in soliciting donations and sponsorships for the Games from private... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
